Leo E. ‘Cowboy’ Drake

January 16, 2013

Leo E. "Cowboy" Drake, 78, of Lewisville, died peacefully Monday morning (Jan. 14, 2013) at Woodsfield. He was born July 29, 1934, in Woodsfield, a son of the late Paul and Lucy Drake.

He worked many places but became a flea market vendor, where he became one of the biggest vendors in central Ohio. He became known as "Cowboy" and had a flea market store at Rinky Dinks in Marietta for numerous years, where he said he felt at home among his many friends there.